Met up with a portion of the old snowshoe racing "CT Travel Team" today for coffee (K2 & Ken).

Run in Robinson State Park, 4.7-miles.

Massage Treatment in early afternoon. 

Nature Learning for 2025...

I have finally learned a bird's song, I am able to recognize the Northern Cardinal's call.

We have a resident in our backyard, who begins each morning as the "first" to announce the day.

Full Day at JMH with CWOps. 

Acupuncture early.

Cowles Park for 3.3-miles.

BWII Meetings x 2.

And, A Blast from the Past....

Savoy General Store Marathon

July 28th, 2005 - Savoy, Massachusetts

Tippi and I ran the Savoy General Store Marathon.  It was lengthy, over 29-miles I believe.  From Haskins Road to the General Store, which brought us all the way over to Windsor Jambs, we had the company of "Max", a friendly dog we picked up at Loop & Haskins intersection. 

Tippi along the trails of Savoy, 2005.

Oddly, each time we came to an intersection on the trail, "Max" knew which way we were planning on turning (even though he lead).  He managed this for 9 - 10 miles.

Total for the day was roughly 29 - 30-miles in 6:17:52.  It was my 29th completed marathon, and Tippi's 3rd.  After finishing, I met Jane Phinney in the Savoy Town Offices;  she is the Savoy Town Clerk and is the author of  "Taking the High Road".

To Williamstown to visit Mom.

Stop in Adams on return to visit with Pop.

Pine Cobble

Early contractor work at BWII.

5.5-miles in Bear Hole with K2, Evil and Ray.

Evening Concert at Last Ditch in Greenfield:

• Bunnies
• Lookout Honeys's
• Cousin Greg
• PMS

PT early.

Acupuncture mid afternoon.

Robinson Park for 3.6-miles.

Massage late afternoon.

Old news department...

On this day in 2009, Tippi and I explored the Robert Frost Trail through Sunderland and Amherst.

It was a day after a really hard rain, so the brooks and streams were really roaring.  

We ended up losing a bunch of time "off trail" around Eastman Brook.

We parked at Amethyst Brook and did a bit south, then north to the foot of Bull Hill.  

Outstanding area that I would like to return to.

This was my 43rd completed marathon and Tippi's 14th.  The run took us 6:03:58 to finish.

3.4-miles in Cowles, up the ridge.

PT early, Financial Advisor mid-day. 

Worth Remembering -

In remembrance of Wuzzam's dog Sam... RIP July 22nd, 2019...

Sam was my dog Tippi's best friend, and the only dog she ever gave way to.  

Sam was just so big and strong, Tips realized and respected that.  

What a beautiful pair of animals they were as they ran freely though the woods with us.  

I will remember them splashing in the streams we came across, Tippi yapping away at Sam because he fetched the stick first (or grabbed it out of her mouth).  

Time goes on but I truly miss them both, still.

Sam on the Nipmuck, February 2016

At Pixie Falls, with Wuzzam

Worked a Full Day at JMH, DOT's.

Rock and Roll Heaven...

Ozzy Osbourne, solo artist and Black Sabbath lead singer, passed at age 76.

I was introduced to Ozzy and Black Sabbath as a teenager, hearing the Paranoid Album and being amazed at the entire sound of metal.

Through the 1970's I collected all the Sabbath records on vinyl.  They were favorites of mine.

Black Sabbath studio albums:

• Black Sabbath (1970)
• Paranoid (1970)
• Master of Reality (1971)
• Vol. 4 (1972)
• Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
• Sabotage (1975)
• Technical Ecstasy (1976)
• Never Say Die! (1978)
• 13 (2013)

Ozzy Osbourne Solo studio albums:

• Blizzard of Ozz (1980)
• Diary of a Madman (1981)
• Bark at the Moon (1983)
• The Ultimate Sin (1986)
• No Rest for the Wicked (1988)
• No More Tears (1991)
• Ozzmosis (1995)
• Down to Earth (2001)
• Under Cover (2005)
• Black Rain (2007)
• Scream (2010)
• Ordinary Man (2020)
• Patient Number 9 (2022)

Granville Reservoir for 4.2-miles

Acupuncture in early a.m. 

To Williamstown to visit Mom.

Stop in Adams on return to visit with Pop. 

Bear Hole Reservoir with K2.

4.5-miles, with a new trail being broken in. 

Cowles Park 3.6-miles.

PT at LED. 

DMR's for CWOps.

And From the Archives....

Hallockville Pond - Mt Institute Marathon

July 18th, 2008 - Hawley, Massachusetts

I completed the Hallockville Pond - Mt Institute Marathon with Wuzzam and Tippi.  

The 25+ miles were completed in 5:29:07, and ended with a dip in Hallockville Pond.  

This was my 38th completed marathon and Tippi's 12th.

Dropped bird cage off at Cousin W's.

Toured Ashfield Trails for new sections on return home. 

3.7-miles Granville Reservoir.

Shift Checking JMH for CWOps.

PT @ LED.

And from the old Marathon Archives...

Lost in Hampden II

Simons Marathon Adventure

July 16, 2000

Another attempt for about a dozen of us rambling from the Town Park in Hampden to Bald Mountain Summit and back for a marathon effort adventure in the heat of July.

Final time was a respectful 5:08:23.

Full Day at CWOps, JMH WAS Issues. 

Acupuncture  early, Massage late.

Condo Meeting in evening.

Gardening with DL early morning, building a terrace for plants in ornamental bed off patio.

To Williamstown to visit Mom.

Stop in Adams on return to visit with Pop. 

Rock and Roll Heaven News...

Strawbs leader David Cousins passed at age 85.

Strabs are best known for their hit "Part of the Union", which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in February 1973, as well as for "Lay Down", a popular progressive rock hit from the same LP (1973's Bursting at the Seams).

Strawbs discography

• Strawbs (1969)
• Dragonfly (1970)
• Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios (partially recorded live) (1970)
• From the Witchwood (1971)
• Grave New World (1972)
• Bursting at the Seams (1973)
• All Our Own Work (1973; recorded 1967) - With Sandy Denny
• Hero and Heroine (1974)
• Ghosts (1975)
• Nomadness (1975)
• Deep Cuts (1976)
• Burning for You (1977)
• Deadlines (1978)
• Don't Say Goodbye (1987)
• Ringing Down the Years (1991)
• Heartbreak Hill (1995)
• Baroque & Roll (2001)
• Strawberry Sampler Number 1 (2001; recorded 1969)
• 30 Years in Rock (2001; Issued with "Wondrous Stories" magazine)
• Blue Angel (2003)
• Déjà Fou (2004)
• Live at Nearfest (2006)
• The Broken Hearted Bride (2008)
• Dancing to the Devil's Beat (2009)
• Hero & Heroine in Ascencia (2011)
• Prognostic (2014)
• The Ferryman's Curse (2017)
• Live in Concert CD / DVD (2020)
• Best of The Strawbs - Live in Concert Vinyl (2020)
• Settlement (2021)
• The Magic Of It All (2023) Vinyl / CD

4-miles at Bear Hole with K2.  Jogged a bit over 3 of it.  No super issues. 

From the Old Marathon Archives...

Lost in Hampden I

Simons Marathon Adventure

July 11, 1999

Around a dozen of us rambled from the Town Park in Hampden to Bald Mountain Summit and back for a marathon effort adventure in the heat of July.

Final time was a respectful 4:47:56.

AC Replacement finalized.

Acupuncture late.

2.8-miles in Granville at the Reservoir area.

Happened upon another new trail extension! 

Status of Resident Frog in Birdhouse...

Air Condition Replacement (Faulty).

Savings Bonds at Bank.

PT at LED.

Hike/Jog 2.6-miles at Farmington River Park. 

Resident Frog in Birdhouse...

Today from my Marathon History...

Whitcomb Summit to Windsor Jambs

Marathon with the Bandit

July 8, 1999

Today the Bandit and I completed a Marathon Effort from Whitcomb Summit to Windsor Jambs.

We totaled 4:25:00 running time, with decent conditions.

Spent a long day in Savoy State Forest for the majority of the adventure, with a barely there trail across the Cold River.  

Full Day at CWOps. 

Acupuncture early.

Bike 10-miles Suffield (Hill Street with some trail).

Visit Mom and Pop today.

Stopped at Ashfield Trails / Hilltown Land Trust "Hilltowen Boulders" trail system for 2.4-miles. 

Bear Hole Reservoir with K2, 3.4-miles. 

"High Points" along trails during June 2025... 

• Crag Mountain, Granby Land Trust, Granby, CT
• East Side Takoa Mountain, Montgomery, MA
• Sodom Mountain, Southwick/Granville, MA

Visit with Mom in Williamstown.

BW II Business. 

Early Appointment at Healing Ways Acupuncture for help with the right achilles and left big toe.

Podiatry Appointment for Orthotics.

PT at LED.

What Played in Ed's Head -- 

Music listened to for the time-period June 1st through June 30, 2025:

Podiatry Appointment early.

CWOps all day after, four (4) sites.